Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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A)  Choose  the  correct  answer  to  the  following  questions  about  Chapters  5  and  6:  

1.  How  did  Charlie  learn  about  the  Golden  Tickets?    

a)  Charlie  saw  a  news  story  about  it  on  television.  

b)  Charlie  saw  a  sign  about  it  as  he  walked  by  the  chocolate  factory  on  his  way  to  school.  

c)  Mr.  Bucket  read  an  article  to  him  from  a  newspaper.  

d)  Charlie’s  teacher  at  school  told  the  class  about  the  tickets.  

2.  How  many  children  can  go  in  the  Willy  Wonka  Chocolate  Factory?    

a)  5  

b)  9  

c)  10  

d)  6  

3.  Willy  Wonka  planned  to  give  each  holder  of  a  Golden  Ticket  

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a)  a  trip  to  chocolate  factories  all  over  the  world  

b)  a  job  in  his  factory  

c)  his  signed  autobiography  

d)  enough  chocolate  and  candies  to  last  a  lifetime  

4.  The  first  two  finders  of  the  Golden  Tickets  were  ___  .    

a)  Charlotte  Russe  and  Grandpa  George  

b)  Augustus  Gloop  and  Veruca  Salt  

c)  Professor  Foulbody  and  Josephine  

d)  Professor  Foulbody  and  August  Gloop  

5.  Which  hobby  does  Augustus  Gloop  have?    

a)  football  

b)  sleeping  

c)  eating  

d)  dancing  

6.  How  did  Veruca  Salt  get  her  Golden  Ticket?    

a)  Her  dad  bought  millions  of  candy  bars  and  had  his  workers  open  them.  

b)  She  ate  millions  of  candy  bars.  

 

c)  She  went  to  every  candy  store  in  town.  

d)  Her  mom  found  it.  

7.  Veruca  Salt  was  rich  and  ___________.    

a)  spoiled  

b)  smart  

c)  mean  

d)  a  bully  

8.  Which  sentence  from  the  book  is  an  exclamatory  sentence?  

a)  "I  just  knew  Augustus  would  find  a  Golden  Ticket,"  his  mother  had  told  the  newspapermen.  

b)  What  a  thrill  it  will  be  for  him  to  visit  Mr.  Wonka's  marvelous  factory!  

c)  Fully  grown  women  were  seen  going  into  sweetshops  and  buying  ten    

Wonka  candy  bars  at  a  time,  then  tearing  off  the  wrappers  on  the  spot  and  peering  eagerly  underneath  for  a  glint  of  golden  paper.  

d)  It  is  a  Wonka  candy  bar,  isn't  it?  

9.  Which  effect  will  Willy  Wonka's  newspaper  announcement  have?  

a)  People  will  travel  all  over  the  world  looking  for  Wonka  Chocolate  bars.  

b)  Hundreds  of  Golden  Tickets  will  be  found  in  many  shops  in  many  streets  in  many  towns  in  many  countries  in  the  world.  

c)  People  will  search  under  the  wrappers  of  Wonka  candy  bars  for  Golden  Tickets.  

d)  People  will  stop  buying  Wonka  candy  bars.  

10.  Read  sentences  about  Charlie  and  the  Chocolate  Factory.  

1.  Willy  Wonka  closed  his  factory.  

2.  Spies  invaded  the  Wonka  Chocolate  Factory.  

3.  Willy  Wonka  announced  five  lucky  winners  would  be  allowed  to  tour  his  factory.  

4.  Augustus  found  a  Golden  Ticket.  

What  is  the  correct  order  for  these  sentences?  

a)  4,  1,  3,  2  

b)  2,  1,  3  ,4  

c)  1,  4,  3,  2  

d)  1,  4,  2,  3  

 

 

 

 

 

 

B)  Compare  Augustus  Gloop  to  Veruca  Salt.  Use  examples  from  Chapters  4-­‐6  to  support  your  answer  and  list  three  characteristics  for  each  character  on  the  chart.  Write  a  paragraph  to  describe  their  similarities  below  the  chart.  

 

How  are  both  Augustus  and  Veruca  similar?  

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Reading Journal N° _____  

Name:  ________________________________________________  Date:  _____________________  

Answer  the  following  questions  from  chapter  7  to  chapter  12:  

Chapter  7  “Charlie’s  Birthday”    

1)  Why  was  Charlie’s  family  just  as  excited  as  him  before  he  opened  the  chocolate  bar?    

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2)  What  does  Charlie  want  to  do  with  the  chocolate  after  opening  it?    

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Chapter  8  “Two  More  Golden  Tickets  Found”    

3)  How  long  has  Violet  been  chewing  “this  piece  of  gum”?    

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4)  Why  was  Mike  Teavee  annoyed  with  the  reporter  who  was  trying  to  interview  him?    

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Chapter  9:  “Grandpa  Joe  Takes  a  Gamble”  

5)  Why  did  Grandpa  Joe  use  his  money  to  pay  for  another  chocolate  bar?    

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6)  What  wakes  up  Grandma  Josephine?    

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Chapter  10:  “The  Family  Begins  to  Starve”    

7)  Why  had  the  excitement  about  the  golden  tickets  faded  in  Charlie’s  home?    

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Chapter  11:  “The  Miracle”    

8)  How  did  eating  the  first  chocolate  bar  make  Charlie  feel?    

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Chapter  12:  “What  it  said  on  the  Golden  Ticket”    

9)  What  was  Charlie’s  family’s  first  reaction  to  him  telling  them  he  had  found  the  5th  golden  ticket?    

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10)  According  to  what  it  said  on  the  Golden  Ticket,  what  was  the  finder  able  to  do  when  they  ran  out  of  chocolate?    

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11)  Why  is  Grandpa  Joe  a  good  choice  to  accompany  Charlie  to  the  factory?  

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